The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Santhana K. Balaji, Campbell, CA (US);
Jaime G. Chavez Ruiz Garza, San Francisco, CA (US);
Blake R. Marshall, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert U. Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Chen Zheng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ramon Villar Ramirez, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jonathan M. Beard, San Jose, CA (US);
Adam S. Howell, Oakland, CA (US);
Taylor H. Gilbert, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Alexander L. Jackson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Qigen Ji, Fairfield, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A modular electronic device system that can include a computing device in electronic communication with an input device. Various types of sensor contained in either or both of the computing device and input device are used to determine orientation and hinge angle between the computing device and input device. Input settings can be changed according to the data from the various sensors. The input device can also include an elongated tail that is configured to attach to the computing device. The elongated tail can allow multiple physical configurations for ease of use.